It can be done : the real heroes of the inner city / Fred Catherwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Catherwood, H. F. R. (Henry Frederick Ross), Sir, 1925-2014.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church charities--Great Britain.

Church charities.

Church and social problems--Great Britain.

Church and social problems.

Great Britain.

Church and state--Great Britain.

Church and state.

Physical Description:

128 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Lutterworth, 2000.

Summary:

This is an important new analysis of the social and economic malaise of western society, and the role of the churches in countering it. Governments have sought to improve obvious social problems, but have ignored the voices of Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Hindus alike. The author, thru a series of case studies, shows that the effectiveness of the churches with their grass roots organizations and the moral authority that provides, together with state institutions, can forge a new understanding of the oldest institution of all, the family, and the means to a solution to the problems of modern societies.

Contents:

1 The breakup of families 10

Disoriented families

Drugs in the family

Prisoners and their families

2 Loose cannons 28

Helping the schools

On the streets

Youth projects

Teenage pregnancy

Teenage mothers

Living with AIDS

The clutches of the law

3 Homes for the homeless 54

Down and out

Covering the bare boards

Keeping the bailiffs at bay

4 Jobs for the jobless 70

No one is unemployable

Finding jobs

5 Churches in the community 82

Garston, Liverpool

West Street, Crewe

King's Centre, Chessington

6 City Networks 92

Nottingham

Borough of Hackney

Southampton

7 Agenda for the churches 102

8 Agenda for government 114

Appendix of Organisations 127.

ISBN:

0718830032

OCLC:

46945256